NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks (27-35-14) vs. Seattle Kraken (32-31-11)

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Venue

Climate Pledge Arena
334 1st Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 PM PT / 10:00 PM ET

Injury Report

Chicago Blackhawks

Nick Lardis — Day‑to‑day (Apr 4)

Andrew Mangiapane — OUT (Apr 9)

Matt Grzelcyk — OUT (Sept 15)

Artyom Levshunov — OUT (Sept 15)

Oliver Moore — OUT (Apr 11)

Shea Weber — OUT for season (ankle)

Seattle Kraken

Ryan Winterton — OUT (Apr 11)

Shane Wright — Day‑to‑day (Apr 4)

Max McCormick — OUT (Sept 15)

Team Statatistical Profile

Chicago Blackhawks (27‑35‑14)

GF/GP: 2.54

GA/GP: 3.24

Shots For: 24.4 per game

Shots Against: 30.4 per game

Power Play: 17.6% (38 PPG)

Penalty Kill: 83.6%

Road Record: 14‑19‑6

Goaltending

Spencer Knight: 18‑22‑11, 2.71 GAA, .908 SV%

Arvid Soderblom: 7‑12‑3, 3.82 GAA, .880 SV%

Seattle Kraken (32‑31‑11)

GF/GP: 2.80

GA/GP: 3.07

Shots For: 25.5 per game

Shots Against: 29.3 per game

Power Play: 20.0% (42 PPG)

Penalty Kill: 72.9%

Home Record: 17‑15‑5

Goaltending

Joey Daccord: 19‑19‑6, 3.00 GAA, .899 SV%

Philipp Grubauer: 13‑10‑4, 2.58 GAA, .911 SV%

Recent Team Form

Blackhawks — Last 5 Games

L 3–1 @ EDM

L 4–3 OT vs WPG

L 5–3 @ NJ

L 6–1 @ NYR

L 5–1 @ PHI
Trend: 0‑4‑1 skid, scoring only 2.1 goals per game.

Kraken — Last 5 Games

L 6–2 vs UTA

L 3–0 @ EDM

L 3–2 SO @ BUF

W 4–3 OT @ TB

L 5–4 SO @ FLA
Trend: 1‑3‑1, struggling to finish games.

Key Player Matchups

Connor Bedard (CHI) vs. Jordan Eberle (SEA)

Bedard: 69 points (30 G, 39 A)

Eberle: 52 points (24 G, 28 A)

Bedard drives Chicago’s offense, while Eberle remains Seattle’s most reliable scorer.

Tyler Bertuzzi (CHI) vs. Matty Beniers (SEA)

Bertuzzi: 31 goals, 11 PPG

Beniers: 19 G, 26 A

Bertuzzi’s net‑front presence vs. Beniers’ transition play is a key contrast.

Goaltending Battle: Knight vs. Grubauer

Knight: .908 SV%

Grubauer: .911 SV%

Seattle holds a slight edge in net.

Series History

This is the third meeting of the season.

Seattle won the previous matchup 3–2.

Betting Trends

Chicago

2.1 GF/G in last 10

3.6 GA/G in last 10

10‑7‑9 in one‑goal games

Seattle

2.8 GF/G in last 10

3.2 GA/G in last 10

17‑15‑5 at home

Game Odds

Chicago Blackhawks       5.5

Seattle Kraken                  – 170

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, April 3, 2026